Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz was founded in 1965 in New York. Since then, the firm has become a go-to for business law globally, whilst maintaining their sole New York office.

Highlights

The firm’s M&A and banking and finance practices are two of its strongest. The M&A team acts on both the buy and sell side in private equity buyouts, public acquisitions and private strategic acquisitions. It also advises clients in mergers, joint ventures and investments. The team has strong expertise across all industries. Bridge loans, commercial paper programs, multicurrency revolving credit facilities and acquisition financing transactions are the kinds of deals the firm's banking practice advises on, mostly on the borrower side.

Key clients

Key clients include XPO Logistics, AECOM Technology, Gap, Expedia, Warburg Pincus, Telesat, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Kansas City Southern, Salesforce, Centerbridge Partners, Itaú Unibanco and Mallinckrodt.